Anthony Burgess on the Human Condition
Speaking in 1974 on Russell Harty
Georgian Pleasures
Dr Kate Lister explores drugs, booze and celebrities of the Georgian age navigating the astronomical impact of gin in the 18th century, who was drinking it and how they were…
Dr Kate Lister: Forbidden Royal Romances
Kate climb's under the sheets and into the arms of the first Stuart King of England, James I and VI of Scotland. We’ll find out what made George Villiers stand…
American Masters: Georgia O’Keeffe
Among the great American artists of the 20th-century, Georgia O’Keeffe stands as one of the most compelling. For nearly a century, O’Keeffe’s representations of the beauty of the American landscape…
Craft in America: JEWELRY
JEWELRY features classic jeweler Tom Herman; Harriete Estel Berman who creates jewelry with recycled materials; the coeditors of Ornament Magazine; the legacy of modernist jeweler Art Smith; nature-inspired artist Gabrielle…
BBC Archive: 1976: DAVID HOCKNEY
Hockney has written a personal account of his own work, entitled Hockney on Hockney. Autobiographical in tone - with a wealth of archival material provided by his mother - it…
American Masters: James Beard
Today’s American food movement can be traced back to one man: cookbook author, journalist, television celebrity and teacher James Beard.
NOVA: What is Space Time?
To keep the universe static, Albert Einstein invented something called the cosmological constant. He later abandoned it. Decades afterward, astronomers discovered the universe’s expansion is accelerating—reviving Einstein’s controversial idea. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3AWNs9KnXU
Art21: Trey Abdella’s Miserable Dream
This documentary short follows Trey Abdella as he mines the everyday aesthetics of middle-class America—from “Live Laugh Love” and kitschy home decor to Saturday morning cartoons and amusement park animatronics—peeling…
1966: Night People | Man Alive | BBC Archive
Jeremy James reports on the 'night people', those people who work night shifts. From the steel industry to computer operators, printers, cleaners, nurses, doctors and strippers.